Upgrading to Apple Remote Desktop 3 gives you access to lightning-fast Spotlight searches across your network, Automator actions, a Dashboard widget, and additional features and enhancements designed to help you work faster and more efficiently.

After installing the administration software, you will need to install and enable the Apple Remote Desktop client software on the computers you wish to manage.

If you are installing the client software for the first time, you can use the Setup Assistant in the administration application to create a custom install package. If the client systems already have Apple Remote Desktop Agent version 1.2 or later, you can upgrade them from the administration application.

The Setup Assistant makes it easy to centrally upgrade the Agent software and update the client settings on one or more multiple Mac systems.

You can run Apple Remote Desktop on Macintosh systems running Mac OS X v10.3.9 or later, with a network connection using Ethernet (recommended), IP over FireWire or AirPort.

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Software Distribution

Apple Remote Desktop 3

Apple Remote Desktop 2

AppleRemote Desktop 1.2

Package installation using a Task Server

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Encryption of network data when copying packages

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Encryption of network data when copying files

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Specify network usage used when copying packages

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Specify network usage used when copying files

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Create and save templates for Install Package task

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Create and save templates for Copy Items tasks

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Set file ownership on remote computers

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IP Multicast file copies

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Scheduled copy files

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Scheduled copy folders

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Scheduled Install Package

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Install multiple .pkg and .mpkg package format to remote computers

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Detect if package requires restart; optionally restart

Allow users to save work, hard restart

Hard restart only

Copy files to remote computers

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Copy folders to remote computers

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Options available if item already exists on remote computer

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Delete files from remote computer

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Delete folders from remote computer

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Open a file on remote computers

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Open an application on remote computers

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Copy files from remote computers to admin

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Install .pkg or .mpkg package format to remote computers

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Reporting

Apple Remote Desktop 3

Apple Remote Desktop 2

AppleRemote Desktop 1.2

Remote Spotlight Search

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Application Usage Report

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User History Report

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Create and save templates for Reporting tasks

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Report on Client Data Settings

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Encryption of network traffic when performing Reporting tasks

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Collect Application Usage data using Task Server

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Collect User History data using Task Server

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Collect System data using Task Server

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Collect File Search data using Task Server

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PCI Card Report

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USB Devices Report

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Memory Report

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Network Interfaces Report

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FireWire Devices Report

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Offline system information reporting

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Offline software reports

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PostgreSQL Database

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Scheduled Software Version Report

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Scheduled Software Difference Report

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Scheduled Software Search Report

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Scheduled System Information Report

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Scheduled Install Package

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Scheduled Set Local Startup Disk

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Scheduled Storage Report

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Scheduled Network Performance Report

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Scheduled Administrator Access Report

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Software Version Report

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Software Difference Report

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Software Search Report

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System Overview Report

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Storage Report

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Network Performance Report

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Administrator Access Report

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Export reports in tab or comma delimited formats

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Export computer status window in tab or comma delimited formats

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Copy results of Software Reports back to your computer

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Delete results of Software Reports

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Open results of Software Reports

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Four custom information fields for reporting

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Number of attributes in Remote Spolight Search

6

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Number of attributes in System Report

200+

200+

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Number of attributes in Software Report

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Remote Assistance

Apple Remote Desktop 3

Apple Remote Desktop 2

AppleRemote Desktop 1.2

Remote Desktop Widget

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Drag and drop files between local desktop and control window

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Copy and paste data between local desktop and remote computer

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Curtain mode

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Toggle full screen mode in control or observe window

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Encryption of all network data when controlling or observing computers

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Encryption of Text Chats

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Encryption of Send Text Message task

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Create and save templates for Send Text Message task

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Create and save templates for Lock Screen task

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Display computer IP Address in Multi Observe window

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Display currently logged in username in Multi Observe window

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Display computer name in Multi Observe window

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Display computer DNS name in Multi Observe window

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Display user account picture of current logged in user in Multi Observe window

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Display computer status indicators in Multi Observe window

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Pick all or individual display of remote computer with multiple displays